Training Sessions Fostering Transdisciplinary Collaboration for Sustainable Development: Albania and Kosovo Case Studies

Autor/inn/en	Meyer, Jonas; Mader, Marlene; Zimmermann, Friedrich; Çabiri, Ketrina
Titel	Training Sessions Fostering Transdisciplinary Collaboration for Sustainable Development: Albania and Kosovo Case Studies
Quelle	In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 18 (2017) 5, S.738-757 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1467-6370
DOI	10.1108/IJSHE-02-2016-0032
Schlagwörter	Interdisciplinary Approach; Teaching Methods; Sustainable Development; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Science and Society; Scaling; College Faculty; Teacher Competencies; Faculty Development; Guidelines; Teacher Collaboration; Educational Change; Case Studies; Albania; Kosovo; European Union + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Scale construction; Skalenkonstruktion; Fakultät; Lehrkunst; Richtlinien; Lehrerkooperation; Bildungsreform; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Albanien
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine sustainability-related challenges in the two Western Balkan countries--Albania and Kosovo. It discusses the opportunities of local higher education institutions (HEIs) taking responsibility to tackle these challenges by providing professional development through science-society collaboration in innovative training sessions for university educators. Design/methodology/approach: A literature review on actual challenges and transformations of higher education for sustainable development (ESD) in Albania and Kosovo will be the starting point of this paper. Subsequently, experiences from the on-going European Union (EU) project "ConSus" will be used to draw both a competence framework for ESD within science-society collaboration based on the training sessions, as well as possible scaling opportunities. Findings: The paper draws possible approaches of training sessions for university educators promoting sustainable development and science-society collaboration in higher education. They will be concluded by addressing possible scaling opportunities of the project's activities. Practical implications: The experiences of the ConSus training sessions will outline competences of university educators in ESD gained in relation to transdisciplinary collaboration in research and teaching. Originality/value: The paper will contribute to ESD approaches in higher education in Albania and Kosovo. Furthermore, scaling possibilities will be discussed to systematically implement ESD approaches also in higher hierarchical levels and other HEIs. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01